Faculty
C.S. Laxminarasimhan
Adjunct Professor
Lead, iH2, Technology Advocacy,
Shell India Marketing pvt Limited.
Phone : +91-80-2293 2318
Email : cslnarsimhan@iisc.ac.in


Education

- PhD (Chemical Engineering), Ghent University, Belgium, 2004
- M.Tech (Chemical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1986-1987
- B.Tech (Chemical Engineering), Osmania University, Hyderabad,1982-86

Courses

- Chemical Reaction Engineering, Applied Statistics & Design of Experiments

Research

Process Engineering Research in Refining & Petrochemicals, Heavy Oil Upgradation, Biomass to Hydrocarbon Process Development (iH2) & Commercialization

 

Awards & Honors

- Fellow Royal Society of Chemistry, U.K.
- Indian Chemical Manufacturer Association Award
- Advisor Board of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras

Publications

Publications:

1. Indranil Roy Choudhury, Kazuaki Hayasaka, Joris W Thybaut, C.S.laxmi Narasimhan, Bryan Marin, Pt/H-ZSM-22 hydroisomerization catalysts optimization guided by Single-Event MicroKinetic modeling, Jun 2012, Journal of Catalysis, Vol 290, June 2012, P 165-176,

2. K.Toch,J.W.Thybaut,B.D.Vandegehuchte,C.S.L.Narasimhan, L.Domokos, G.B.MarinaA Single-Event MicroKinetic model for "ethylbenzene dealkylation/xylene isomerization" on Pt/H-ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst, Applied Catalysis A: General, Volumes 425-426, 28 May 2012, Pages 130-144

3. C.S. Laxmi Narasimhan, Joris W. Thybaut, Johan A. Martens, Pierre A. Jacobs, Joeri F. Denayer, Guy B. Marin, A Unified Single-Event Microkinetic Model for Alkane Hydroconversion in Different Aggregation States on Pt/H-USY-Zeolites, J. Phys. Chem. B, In press.

4. J.W. Thybaut, C.S. Laxmi Narasimhan and G.B. Marin, Bridging the gap between liquid and vapor phase hydrocracking - Catalysis Today, Volume 111, Issues 1-2, 15 January 2006, Pages 94-102

5. J. W. Thybaut, C. S. Laxmi Narasimhan, G. B. Marin, J. F. M. Denayer, G. V. Baron, P. A. Jacobs, and J. A. Martens. The Acid Metal Balance of a Hydrocracking Catalyst: Ideal versus Non-Ideal Behaviour. Ind. Eng. Chem. Research, 44, 5159-5169 (2005)

Chapter in Book

1. C.S.L.Narasimhan & Kaushik Basak " Modeling & Simulation" Chapter-VIII "Hydroprocessing In petroleum Refining Industry- A compendium" Edited by Dr R.P.Verma & Dr A.K.Bhatnagar- LovrajKumar Memorial Trust, 2001

2. C.S.L.Narasimhan & Kaushik Basak " Integration of Hydroprocessing with other processing units" Chapter-VI "Hydroprocessing In petroleum Refining Industry- A compendium" Edited by Dr R.P.Verma & Dr A.K.Bhatnagar- LovrajKumar Memorial Trust, 2001

3.C.S.L.Narasimhan & Kaushik Basak " Hydrocracking" Chapter-V "Hydroprocessing In petroleum Refining Industry- A compendium" Edited by Dr R.P.Verma & Dr A.K.Bhatnagar- LovrajKumar Memorial Trust

4. R.P.Verma, C.S.Laxmi Narasimhan. Hydrogenation of Glucose to Sorbitol Chapter-8, Three phased sparged reactors Edited by K.D.P.Nigam & A.Schumpe, Gordon & Breach Publications 1996